America Embraces 1 Million Dreams

Today our country embraces upwards of one million young new Americans: DREAMers.

They grew up here, they were educated here and they have so much to give back to the country they call home. With a stroke of President Obama's pen, our country lives up to its ideals and finds a fair and pragmatic solution, ending the nightmare of a generation of young people who are Americans in all but documents.

Every social movement in the world is led by young people, and DREAMers are the beating heart of this growing immigrant rights movement. Like generations of immigrants before them, they have insisted on a better life not just for themselves and their families but for the country they love. This is a victory for DREAMers and the members of their underground railroad--educators and faith leaders, friends and neighbors--who have aided and supported them.

The journey is far from over for the remaining millions of undocumented Americans like me--at 31, I am past the age limit--but this is a big, bold and necessary step in the road to citizenship.

I Stand With the #1of11Million

Sign and share the petition in support of #1of11million.

Congress has failed to act on immigration reform. Now, while President Obama weighs executive action, eleven undocumented Americans have stepped forward, risking deportation, to proactively apply for deferred action--entry into a legal program that could prevent them from being ripped from their families and communities. The #1of11Million campaign is led by Define American in partnership with the National Immigration Law Center.

In telling these eleven individual stories, we are highlighting the complexities of the immigration system and bringing attention the 11.7 million undocumented Americans that reside in the US and are a valuable part of our communities.

Send a clear message to the President and to the media. Stand with these 11 brave undocumented Americans, and the 11 Million they represent by signing the petition.